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“...means of salvation for a community and thus for each individual who has a role in that community”

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“She would talk to him sometimes about God.”

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Throughout the novel, the man and the boy knew of a God, but were not really familiar about God. Now, the boy has met a woman who is more familiar with religion and with God, so she is going to help him.

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The point is that God was with them through their entire journey. They didn't always recognize it though. Not until the boy met this woman. My goal was to analyze how religion affects people, and even though they didn’t know exactly who God was, they kept their morality through their journey.

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“If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end: if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth”

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“He tried to talk to God but the best thing was to talk to his father and he did talk to him and he didn’t forget.”

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At the end of the book, the boy starts to attempt to pray to God. He wasn’t actually searching for comfort by praying, he was searching to further his knowledge about God. But, when praying felt difficult, he did end up finding comfort in talking to his father. He found comfort in the end by searching for God.

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Faith and religion are not the same. Religion is doing certain things, or having “rules” in a sense. Faith is really believing and pursuing a relationship with God. The boy wasn’t very interested in religion, but it is obvious that he was interested in faith. He wanted to know more, and he started trying to communicate with God through prayer.

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“An excessive focus on comfort may also cause us to limit our views of the divine, seeing God as a handy resource for our convenience.”

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“...we’re sorry that you didn’t get to eat it and we hope that you’re safe in heaven with God.”

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Throughout the book, I don’t believe that the man and his son ever look at God as just a source of comfort. They view him as some outside power that is always with them. When they find the bunker, they pray and thank him for the food. They also pray that the ones who left the food are in heaven. They help Ely, not because it would bring them comfort, but because it was the right thing to do. Because it is what God would want them to do. The boy knew this. That is why he insisted they help the old man.

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Often when people don’t know God, they hold him responsible for everything that happens. They praise him for bringing them comfort in good times, and they blame him for their struggle. This is an incorrect image of God. The man does  yell at God at one point, but he never blames him for what is happening. The man and his son thank God when something happens, then show the love of God to others while on the road.

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Interesting video relating to the difference between Faith and Religion

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Interesting video relating to the difference between Faith and Religion

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I definitely don't completely 100% believe everything in this video, but there are a lot of good points in it.

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Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus || Spoken Word

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Sovereign in the mountain air
Sovereign on the ocean floor
With me in the calm
With me in the storm

Sovereign in my greatest joy
Sovereign in my deepest cry
With me in the dark
With me in the dawn